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Week 32: Machete's Drunken Ramblings (and Video Game Riddles)
Topic Started: Jan 9 2015, 06:35 PM (451 Views)
Kirbymuncher
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Okay, AGDQ is done so I can actually look at this challenge now

#2 I could see being the_key_24 like choco said, but the whole "only makes sense at this stage" makes me think it's something more recent. Also saying it's not about the placement but rather something related to the placement implies the jury, which makes sense.

Not too big a fan of Achromatic for #6 since it relies more on machete's correction about returning rather than anything related to his name. This TES wasn't colours, remember?

10# might be referring to him calling machete a girl at some point? Anyone have archives (dream?)

Agree mostly with the list but not going to send in yet
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Ok, might not be around much until deadline so I just guessed cody's list as well. Think lucky fits significantly better than key for #2. Still unsure about achromatic for #6 but not like I have any better ideas
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I think I took SSJ and DBZ and somehow combined it into BBJ. Sorry about that. I meant DBZ.

#2 being the_key_24 would assume Machete counted to 24. It's possible but unlikely imo.
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Kirbymuncher
Jan 11 2015, 07:47 AM
This TES wasn't colours, remember?
That was my initial thought too, but then Kefi reminded me that Ivory and Ebony were the two team names. White and Black. That's not very colorful, is it?
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Kirbymuncher
Jan 11 2015, 11:12 AM
I just guessed cody's list as well.
I still think it's a bad idea for everyone to send in the same guess, but I don't know what else to suggest on #9 and I feel pretty good about all the other answers.
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What if Machete is talking about getting his account banned in #9?

9. Almost happened to me but didn't happen to me. Could've done something about it but didn't. *shrugs* I would've in that position, and my position wasn't far off. I mean s***, always expect that nonsense. Never heard back though. Never got further information. I guess that's why things ended that way. I mean, I don't remember, I'm just looking at s*** I've put in... Still, that problem could have been solved. It was not. I said back in a few weeks but not goodbye.

He could be saying "I was almost banned but wasn't. Moderations are nonsense. If I was banned, I would've left TES2 permanently. However, since I wasn't, I got my account back in a few weeks and continued hosting. Still, a player whose account gets banned could easily solve that problem by getting a new account and returning in a few weeks. They'd just have to contact me on that new account and prove who they are. But I never heard back from them. I don't really remember him being banned but I'm reading the info doc and it says it." Do you think that works as an interpretation?

ENTER_THE_VAIKE was the only one mentioned as "banned" in the info doc.

It may be worth someone saying him for #9. Baruch or Kirby could amend their guess or Choco (if he hasn't sent anything yet) could use this as #9.

Baruch/Kirby's current submission:
1. Swiftblade09
2. luckynumber777
3. countzander
4. Death_Of_Effie
5. Traptin3days
6. Achromatic
7. Sativa_Rose
8. PepsiWithCoke
9. Ice_Scorpio
10. SSj3BillMurray

Something Dream believes someone should submit:
1. Swiftblade09
2. luckynumber777
3. countzander
4. Death_Of_Effie
5. Traptin3days
6. Achromatic
7. Sativa_Rose
8. PepsiWithCoke
9. ENTER_THE_VAIKE
10. SSj3BillMurray
Edited by Dreamwalker, Jan 11 2015, 01:14 PM.
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Switched to Dream's list.
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Thanks.

Kirby's submission:
1. Swiftblade09
2. luckynumber777
3. countzander
4. Death_Of_Effie
5. Traptin3days
6. Achromatic
7. Sativa_Rose
8. PepsiWithCoke
9. Ice_Scorpio
10. SSj3BillMurray

Baruch's submission:
1. Swiftblade09
2. luckynumber777
3. countzander
4. Death_Of_Effie
5. Traptin3days
6. Achromatic
7. Sativa_Rose
8. PepsiWithCoke
9. ENTER_THE_VAIKE
10. SSj3BillMurray

Choco's submission:
???
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i'm going with baruch's submission
it's better than kirby's and in case of a tie we still have 2 options
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Cody11533
Jan 10 2015, 09:15 PM
Personally, I love annoying and unnecessary intra-Gemini tiebreakers


Today is your lucky day

edit: Or not!
Edited by Kefiroth, Jan 11 2015, 05:44 PM.
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ArchangelBaruch
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So... Mannequin + hapex?
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Choco
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probably
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Cody11533
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Darn it Baruch, I really wanted to see Machete come up with tiebreakers.
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ArchangelBaruch
Jan 11 2015, 05:45 PM
So... Mannequin + hapex?
Why not both?

Edit: In all seriousness, yes, that seems like a good idea. Mannequin and Hapex are those unwanted step siblings formed through TES1's marriage to TES2. Also Hapex is the one most likely to save Mannequin if he wins, so we need to make sure that doesn't happen, since I think the plan is still to vote out Mannequin. (If Lucky is still helping Mannequin, Mannequin might even still be the biggest individual threat, so it's not just loyalty reasons to vote out Mannequin.)

I wonder what future challenges Machete has planned. It sounds like he's planned several at least partly.

Second Edit: Mannequin (if he reads this later) might take that "unwanted step siblings" thing as me being "intensely angry", but no. I was just attempting humor. There is no anger here at all.
Edited by Dreamwalker, Jan 11 2015, 09:08 PM.
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We do all plan to vote out Mannequin first, right?
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My opinion is the same as at end of Chimera: get rid of the non-allies before breaking alliances.
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I agree with nominating Hapex/Mannequin and voting out Mannequin.
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At this point even I'd agree (if I were in the game) that voting out Mannequin is best. And up until recently, I was probably the guy most wary of the Scorpio alliance.

Of course, if Mannequin gets Rebel, voting out Hapex could be good -- probably still better than voting out any other Scorpio, though Choco will still have to nominate some other Scorpio.
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i wanna hear kirby's thoughts as well before i do anything
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Mannequin + Hapex sounds fine to me. Mannequin because, well, he's Taurus, and Hapex because he's maybe starting to try and work with Mannequin? (last post of last challenge's topic)

Let's ensure we break up that potential pairing
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machete and his weird challenges again

#9 is touhou14
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Mannequin seems like a guy who wouldn't have much time, so maybe he's right that he's done for and so we don't really need to try hard on this one.

On the other hand, he might be expecting Lucky to help and is hoping that by saying he won't have time we won't try as hard and then Lucky will be more likely to get more answers on us. Who knows.
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10 is Clicker Heroes.

...That's all I got.
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1. Angler's Tunnel
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I'm drawing a blank on all of these so far :/
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I haven't verified anything here, but let me compile what people have already said here.

1. Angler's Tunnel
9. touhou14
10. Clicker Heroes

Wait.. we only have 3, really?

Hopefully Scorpio is trying harder, since they have more to lose if Mannequin does well than Gemini has to lose.

Edit: Would there be any potential harm in just working with Scorpio in this challenge?

P.S. This trail mix is horrible. I think I'll just throw it out.
Edited by Dreamwalker, Jan 14 2015, 11:22 PM.
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Could #5 be related to the Dead or Alive series?
(various copy/pastes from Wikipedia)

Brad Wong (ブラッド・ウォン Buraddo Uon?) is a drunken wanderer who specailizes in the Zui Quan fighting style. He embarks on a journey in search of a riddle from his old master Chen, who told him to "bring the legendary drink called Genra." After three years of wandering on his journey, he finds himself in the DOA fighting tournament. After his search for the legendary wine apparently ends after DOA4, he accompanies Eliot, much to Eliot's annoyance.

Enter the Dragon is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Robert Clouse; starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly. This was Bruce Lee's final film appearance before his death on 20 July 1973. The film was released on 26 July 1973, six days after Lee's death, in Hong Kong. He was also one of the film's writers.

Lee is a Shaolin martial artist from Hong Kong who possesses great philosophical insight into martial arts as well as physical prowess.

The most important Buddhist icons in Shaolin kung fu are Arhats, known in Chinese as Luohans. The same holds for the drunken style as a part of Shaolin kung fu, in which, the main character is the drunken luohan. Drunken luohan methods in Shaolin kung fu do not appear only in zui quan, but in some other styles as well. For examples in luohan quan a drunken luohan steps forward, and in Shaolin mad-devil staff[6] a drunken luohan sways to the sides with disorderly steps.


It's the best I've got.
Put "5. Brad Wong" at your own risk.
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Googling for #4 gets me Mark Ruffalo. He voiced acted The Hulk in various Marvel movies..... but I'm not seeing the game connection.
Also, I don't get the non-consensual thing. So probably I'm just not getting #4.
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I give up.
Someone who knows drinks can probably do #2 using this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_%28U.S._TV_series%29_tribes
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1. Angler's Tunnel
4. Mark Ruffalo
5. Brad Wong
9. Touhou 14 - Double Dealing Character
10. Clicker Heroes


Since the hour approaches (the hour of me going to sleep, mostly), I'll be sending this for the time being.
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#6 is the big ice bully from super mario 64, in snowman's land

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqqRJZk_bo
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Sent.
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Kirbymuncher
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#2 I suspect is morgan
#8 is maybe the level "The Machine" from Ecco the dolphin?
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Going to sleep, that was my last entry update.
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Kirbymuncher
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ok on second thought I think morgan isn't right, I was mostly basing it on that being a tribe which also seemed like the name of a character

I suggest everyone put in different possibilities for #2 from that tribes list dream linked. I'll take Drake, I guess?
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Kirbymuncher
Jan 15 2015, 01:56 PM
#2 I suspect is morgan
#8 is maybe the level "The Machine" from Ecco the dolphin?
I considered Morgan for #2 because it's one of the only tribe names that is an actual name.

I don't know what game has a Morgan as the protagonist though, and the only alcoholic drink I know of that is similar is Captain Morgan Rum (but not only is that a brand name, but an entire extra word instead of just a letter)

I never played Ecco the Dolphin, but if there is a level called "The Machine", that would make perfect sense both in the context of water level and a Pink Floyd song (Welcome to the Machine), so that's probably correct.
Edited by Kefiroth, Jan 15 2015, 02:33 PM.
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Another idea for #2:

"Bayoneta" is the name of a Survivor tribe and "Bayonetta" is the titular character of the video game of the same name. While there is an extra T in the character name, that may not have registered in Machete's mind depending on how intoxicated he was at the time.

I can't figure out a connection to an alcoholic drink, but as that is far from my area of knowledge, there may well be one.
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I've never played Ecco the Dolphin either, but I went and looked up a list of levels and a list of pink floyd stuff and cross-referenced them. Probably correct as long as the FAQ I got the levels from is correct :p
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I'll submit what we have and use Bayonetta for #2. I'm not particularly confident that it's right, but it would be hilarious if it were, and I can dream.
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I've played Ecco the Dolphin Defender of the Future and watched an LP of the old Ecco... but I don't remember much about the LP. It's been a few years.
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Based on a talk I had with Swift a couple hours after the original deadline, I think Swift (and probably the rest of Scorpio) had a lot less right than we did. Swift had a lot of those answers Machete was talking about not accepting.

Given that they're unlikely to make Machete change his mind on more than 1 or 2 things, I think Gemini is going to win this one -- unless maybe Mannequin did better.
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